Oh so British and b.w is great. The fact that they are oblivious to your presence adds a natural feel of two fellas enjoying their friendship over a cuppa. Do you think you might have a wee bit of a tilt to the left with this upload? You might want to straighten that out before the voting starts.

thanks for comments,yes missed that

Lovely B&W contrast of cup and eye and robes

Thank you Hallomega for stopping by and for your comments.

Unusual to say the least in this,quite a visual image even though its dark

There are a few things I really like about your post. The artistry in your composition and usage of d.o.f. is brilliant and the white blow outs work to enhance mystery and focus on the tea. I think we need to have a "blow outs" contest because this photo is a great example of how "blow outs" work to strengthen a photograph. Thank you for this post for it has got me thinking (and that is a rare occurrence lately).